“If UNHCR in Ethiopia and Sudan worked correctly, no one would want to come to Libya” BY SALLY HAYDEN | IRIN NEWS* An internal UN refugee agency investigation into allegations of corruption in its Sudan resettlement operations has determined that a staff member abused their power by soliciting bribes from refugees.
Continue ReadingBy Wendy Owen, FOUR members of an Ethiopian track team were reported missing Saturday morning in Eugene where they competed in the IAAF World Junior Championships. “The individuals left campus ahead of the rest of the team,” said Julie Brown, University of Oregon spokeswoman. The Ethiopian region is under intense political upheaval, and athletes seeking asylum […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, A Rome bound Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-702 has landed in Geneva Airport after the co-pilot hijacked the plane to request political asylum in Switzerland. The plane that took off from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa was reportedly denied permission to land and circled Geneva for several minutes before it was “forced to proceed” […]
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Roberts, More than half the survivors of the Lampedusa shipwreck have fled Italy for northern Europe- a day after being transferred to the mainland. The 89 migrants, including one woman, all from Eritrea, had been provided with accommodation in Rome, where they could stay for six months after their horrific ordeal. But just […]
Continue ReadingBy Berhane Woldu, Sitting in front of my TV watching the Lampedusa, human tragedy was unbearable. For Eritrea it’s a great lose. In the history of Eritrea, be it during the war for liberation or during the war of aggression, loss of this magnitude in a fraction of a day has never happened.
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